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Pierre LouetteNumber of Employees 2,000
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German phone company rocked by spying scandal
- 2008-05-25
BERLIN AFP — Former telecoms monopoly Deutsche Telekom over the weekend became the latest German firm to be rocked by revelations of spying on its employees. Deutsche Telekom, Europe's biggest phone company, confirmed on Saturday allegations in Spiegel magazine that it hired an outside firm to track hundreds of...
Egypt bans Der Spiegel issue for 'insulting Islam'
- 2008-04-02
CAIRO AFP — Egypt has ordered the seizure of a special edition of the German news magazine Der Spiegel after it was deemed to be insulting to Islam and the Prophet Mohammed, newspapers reported on Wednesday. Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi took the decision "to defend Islamic values and confront...
Hargreaves set to join Man Utd: report
- 2007-05-20
BERLIN AFP — England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is close to securing a dream move to Manchester United, according to reports in Germany. The website of German magazine Spiegel said that the Canadian-born Bayern Munich star will complete a 25 million euro move once he has agreed terms on a...
Three divers killed as Florida wreck dive went wrong
- 2007-03-16
MIAMI AFP — Three scuba divers died Friday while diving on a popular shipwreck off south Florida, and police were still trying to retrieve two of the bodies stuck inside the sunken 155-meter vessel, police said. A fourth diver who had remained outside ascended safely as he began running...
Leader of Germany's Jews, Paul Spiegel, dies
- 2006-04-30
BERLIN AFP — The leader of the Jewish community in Germany, Paul Spiegel, has died at the age of 68 after a long illness, the Central Council of Jews in Germany has said. Spiegel, who had led the group since 2000, died in a hospital in the western city...
'Piano Man' was fame seeker
- 2005-08-29
BERLIN AFP — A German who became known as the "Piano Man" after apparently showing extraordinary musical ability while refusing to talk for months in a British hospital had craved fame, a report in Germany said. Andreas Grassl, 20, who sparked a worldwide search for his identity when he...
Pope book riles Jews by comparing abortion to Holocaust
- 2005-02-20
VATICAN CITY AFP — A new book by Pope John Paul II to be published in Italy next Wednesday in which he likens abortion to a new Holocaust has outraged Jewish groups appalled by what they say is a lack of understanding on the part of the Catholic Church. ...
German Internet users hit by tide of far-right spam
- 2004-06-10
BERLIN AFP ? German Internet users were hit with an unprecedented flood of racist e-mails, much of it sent from a bogus address named after Germany's most prominent news magazine, according to media reports. The propaganda targeting ethnics Turks and promoting far-right parties filled thousands of e-mailboxes with extremist...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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